Don some green for St. Pat's or sport gold for Leslie & the Ly's

Mar. 14, 2014

Pho with chicken at A Dong. / Register file photo

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Go green

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Monday, but much of the partying will be done this weekend. Start things off at the St. Pabst Day Party with live music on the street outside Gas Lamp, 1501 Grand Ave., from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Performers include the Wheelers, Andy D, Ira Grace & the Bible Belt Prophets and others. Admission is $10, or $20 if you want all-you-can-drink PBR.

Take a break from the St. Patrick’s Day activities with a quick, affordable meal at A Dong, 1511 High St. The Vietnamese restaurant has a large vegetarian section, along with pho, bun and noodle dishes, most for less than $8.

Go gold

Start your day with lunch at the Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave. The recently opened Baru at the Art Center restaurant features soups and sandwiches, salmon risotto, penne mont blanc and more along with dessert options that change on a regular basis. Everything you order is a little work of art.

After lunch, stick around the Art Center to watch the touring Black Maria Film and Video Festival screening at 1:30 p.m. It features short films, animation, documentaries, experimental pieces and more. Admission is free, but seating fills up fast. Free.

Midwest diva Leslie Hall brings her band Leslie & the Ly’s home after a long tour for a 7 p.m. show at Wooly’s, 504 E. Locust St. Hall has become a Web celebrity thanks to her songs about gem sweaters and her gold lame outfits. Dean and the Delilahs and Boone County Comedy Troupe open the show. $12.